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About Tamakpal Village

Tamakpal is a mid sized village in Ghatshila tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,208, made up of 620 males and 588 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 461 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tamakpal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tamakpal village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Ghatshila
Pincode 832303
Area (hectares) 461 hectares
Population 1,208
Male Population 620
Female Population 588
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tamakpal compares

By the 2011 count Tamakpal is the 18th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 596 residents. Its 461 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Tamakpal

Tamakpal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tamakpal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tamakpal from other places

Tamakpal lies about 9.2 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Ghatsila, about 1.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Tamakpal
Nearest railway station Ghatsila 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghatshila 2.0 km
Nearest town Ghātsīla 2.0 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 9.2 km

Villages closest to Tamakpal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghatshila tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Tamakpal

As per the Census of India 2011, Tamakpal village had a population of 1,208. That makes it the 18th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 596 residents.

Tamakpal village has 620 males and 588 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tamakpal has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Tamakpal is 832303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tamakpal covers 461 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tamakpal falls under Ghatshila tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tamakpal is Ghatsila, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tamakpal.

Tamakpal is about 9.2 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tamakpal is in Ghatshila tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Ghatsila is about 1.8 km away. Ghatshila is about 2.0 km away. Ghātsīla is about 2.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kashiya (under 2 km), Ghatshila (2.0 km) and Upar Paora (2.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Tamakpal today is likely to be higher.

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